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Cuban Philately — Filatelia Cubana

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The following pages are from high caliber collections
Las páginas siguientes son de colecciones de alto calibre

(Some of the files are large and may take some time to load)
(Algunos de los archivos son grandes y pueden demorarse en cargar)

Republic — 20 May 1902 to 31 December 1958


República — 20 Mayo 1902 a 31 Diciembre 1958

Cuba República 1902-1958


Cuba Republic 1902 1958


por/by José Ramón Mallón Bauza
1902 — 1932           1933 — 1948           1948 — 1958

Emisión de la Zona Franca del Puerto de Matanzas de 1936


The Matanzas Port Free Zone Issue of 1936

por/by José Ramón Mallón Bauza
Colección de un marco premiada con medalla Vermeil en San Petesburgo 2007 y Praga 2008

One Frame Exhibit that won a Vermeil Medal at St. Petersburg 2007 and Prague 2008

Cuban Air Mail Service, 1914-35, '39


El Servicio Aéreo Cubano, 1914-35, '39

by Robert B. Spooner

The Collection of Sheet Centers of Robert Littrell


La Colección de Centros de Hoja de Robert Littrell

Cuba: Errors and Varieties of the Republican Era


Cuba: Errores y Variedades de la Epoca Republicana

by Silvia García-Frutos
Part 1 — Primera Parte
Part 2 — Segunda Parte

Republic of Cuba Collection of Specimens, Booklets,
Proofs, Varieties, Errors, and Waterlow Die Proofs

"Muestra" & "Specimen" Stamps (17 Pages)
"Booklets" (9 Pages)
"Proofs/Pruebas" (24 Pages)
"Varieties/Variedades" (13 Pages)
"Errors" (20 Pages)
"Waterlow Die Proofs & Plate Proofs Study" (44 Pages)
The estimated prices listed in the table of contents at the beginning of each section date from the
early 1990s when this collection was offered for sale. The collection was not sold at the time.

Cuba: Postal Stationery, 1878-1962


Cuba: Enteros Postales, 1878-1962

Part 1 — Spanish Administration Postal Cards

Parte 1 — Tarjetas Postales de la Administración Española


Part 2 — U.S. Administration and Republic Postal Stationery

Part 2 — Enteros Postales de la Administración Americana y la República

Catalog of Cuban Postal Stationery


Catálogo de Enteros Postales Cubanos

by/por Robert Littrell
Postcards (Spanish, U.S. Administration, and Republic)
Tarjetas Postales (Colonia, Administración Americana y República)


Postal Envelopes (U.S. Administration and Republic)
Sobres Franqueados (Administración Americana y República)

Cuba: Revolutions and Their Impact on Its Philately


Cuba: El Impacto de sus Revoluciones en su Filatelia

The purpose of the exhibit is to show the impact of revolutions on Cuban philately over the years.
The exhibit uses covers, stamps, blocks, proofs, errors, forgeries, etc. to present the story.
A chronological sequence grouped by specific revolutionary events is used
(the following links take you to color copies of each part).
Part 1:
1860's - Revolutions Ouside Cuba
1868-1878 Ten Years War
Insurrection of 1895
Part 2:
United States Occupation and Administration
Puerto Príncipe Provisional Issue
United States Issues Overprinted
Part3:
1917 - "La Chambelona" Issue
1933 - Machado Overthrow
1959 - Castro Revolution